Join thousands of people in Boston’s backyard -- Franklin Park -- to celebrate the arrival of spring at the annual Franklin Park Kite and Bike Festival.

Families with kids of all ages will gather on Saturday, May 18th, from 11-4pm, at the field near Ellicott Dale (near Shattuck Hospital) -- a new location -- to have fun exploring or gaining mastery in kite flying skills.

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With some luck, May 18 will be a windy spring day, and colorful kites of various shapes and sizes will soar to new heights over the skies of Franklin Park. Kites will be available for purchase or you may make one in our kite-making workshop in the park.

For those whose who’d rather stay focused on the road, not the sky, bikes will be available to borrow, with local bike advocacy groups giving tours of the park. Everyone is invited to participate in a variety of activities, and enjoy a snack from a vendor, or personal picnic or BBQ, and as if on cue, Touch106.1FM will be on site to provide the music!

Discover Roxbury is a non-profit organization that promotes civic engagement and economic development in Roxbury through tours and events, which leverage the neighborhood’s artistic, cultural, historic, and culinary assets.